My Vacation

A morning's catch
Me tubing! (My hair is all wind blown, it was really windy that day)
Well, I'm back. I've been back for quite a few days, but I never got around to posting this. Sorry the pictures are kinda weird, I couldn't get them to cooperate. Anyways, we went to Northern Wisconsin to this little town called St. Germain. We went to a lake and fished, tubed, and relaxed. We went with my Uncle Rob and Aunt Lily and there family. Heidi and Elise didn't go, so it got a little boring. For one, I'm a social bug, Northern Wisconsin is not. I became a big fisherman (or lady)! I put my own worms on and took off my own fish! *takes a bow* First time I've ever done any of that. But the bad thing was, I only caught one actual fish. I caught way more than that but none of them weren't big enough! :(

Me and my fish!!
If I wasn't fishing, I was watching movies. I got to watch the Loves Come Softly series again! Note: you do not want to watch that with the guys...They totally ruin a love story!! Anyways, I think the guys watched enough Andy Griffith. We had 5 CD's and they watched them all! :P Every night at supper, they would quote Andy Griffith. Anyways...tubing was a lot of fun. It always looks like a blast when they whip ya off of the tube...So I decided I wanted too. Well, I never did...:( I guess you have to weigh a lot for that. We only got to go one day because the other days it was too cold. One night, the guys(Micah, Josh, & Adam) let me go fishing with them. They always act like they're the best fisherman etc. etc. Well, It turned out, I was better than they were! :) The night of the fish fry, we had a campfire and roasted smores and the guys played there guitars. Luke and I went on the dock and fished until 10:30. That was really fun, but I got a million mosquito bites! We always get a lot of those in Wisconsin...Last year, Hyde got 32! Another thing that they have a lot there, is ticks! :P I got one stuck on my toe, and it would not come off! Thankfully, we didn't have to use a match or anything. I found a lot of them, but only one was stuck to me. phew! If you don't know me, I hate bugs...so that really grossed me out. The last night we're there, we always go out to eat. We went to a really fancy restaurant. I don't think I've ever been to that fancy of a restaurant ever. It was a humongous log cabin and had tons of mounted animals. On the way home, I rode with the guys, and they put the seats down, got out there guitars and played almost the whole way home. I serioulsy had a headache. Well, that's all for now!

Leavin'

Just to let ya'll know, I'll be leavin' for vacation tomorrow. We're going to Wisconsin for a week of fun. I'll write about it when we get back!

Kansas

This weekend I went to Kansas with the Bible Class. I didn't actually go WITH the bible class...I stayed at Jill and Larry's. But, I could've cause I'm considered a Freshman now. I went with them on Sunday, but that's all. Katy, Michelle, Kendra and I all had a blast on the bus. The bus was so empty that we each got our own bench to ourselves. There was even extra seats left. I think the bus trip was more fun than actually being in Kansas. Anyways...Michelle, Heidi, and I stayed at Jill and Larry's. Brenna is so cute. She is soo obsessed about pink. We were reading a book, and if anything in the picture was pink she had to point it out. She's also into the word awesome. She just started it when we got there. Kyle got all these pens, and he pours them out and she goes, AWESOME!!! Then we went over to the neighbors and they have a pool, and she looks at it, and says AWESOME!!! She said it to every thing. It was hilarious. And as always, Jill and Larry made fun of me. They always make fun or comment on how little I eat (which has changed...)(not a good thing) or how "healthy" I am. This time, they made fun of how I take oxi-link. Seriously, I could not live without that stuff. It's my life saver. Kendra and Michelle refer it to "the toilet bowl cleaner." Anyways...I had fun, and on the way back we were soo slap happy and laughed at every thing. We sang, talked (while having 4 people on a bench) and laughed. Great Times.

ACYF Day

Sunday was ACYF day and I had a blast! But, If you ask Adam, he'll answer by saying, "It was soo boring." Guys just don't have as much fun as girls. True Story. But, I'm a lot more outgoing than Adam too. I met a million new friends and Adam just hung out with the Washington people. Most of the people I met were from Princeville or Peoria. I met the most funniest person. She could live out of her purse. Seriously. She got chocolate on her shirt and takes out this "Tide 2 Go" stick. She says she's a messy eater so she keeps it in her purse. HAHA!! When we went to set up for V.B.S. today, Kathy said, "That's what Michelle needs." lol! Anyways...The only part I didn't like about Sunday was the food. ick. The pizza sauce on the pizza was like jelly. :P
Well, this week is V.B.S, and it's my last year in the "little kid" one. *sniff sniff* See ya'll later!

Cute Pheasants

Here's a picture of the really cute baby pheasants.

Swimming

Tuesday and Wednesday we went swimming at Phil and Jessica's. It was the first time I've been swimming this year, and we had a blast. Then we went to go see there baby pheasants. They were so cute. I decided I wanted to hold one. Mine was really squirmy, until it pooped on my toe!:P It wasn't much, but ME of all people (if you don't know me, I'm not much of a tom boy). On Wednesday, I got soo burnt. I can't stratch my shoulders or legs without them killing me. Well, I need to go sew for 4-H! :P

Bored.....Bored...Bored

And bored I am. Since I don't have school, I just walk around the house and try and find something to do besides work. I can't wait until we can go to the pool. I won't be so bored then. Actually, Phil and Jessica opened there pool last night, but they said it was totally black :( If it wasn't, I think Heidi and I would've gone today. I just got done mowing....man is it hot. I hope I got a tan while doing it though!! :) This weekend is Memorial Day weekend, and I don't think we're doing anything special. Well....if you have the time, you could call me on my cell. You'd make me happy! 1) I'm so bored 2) I never get calls on it *sniff sniff* So, if you need my number I'll be glad to give it to you. Actually, I have Nextel. :P So if you have a Nextel too, I'll give you my direct connect number.
See you all later and have a great weekend!

My Weekend

Was good. On Friday, I had an eye appointment because I could tell that my eyes were getting much worse. And, they are, quit a bit. So, now I can read the clock and see much more clearly. Afterwards, we ran a whole bunch of errands. One of them was Kiddders! I love going to the Music store and picking out piano books. So, now I have two new books in my collection, The Sound of Music and Cinema Classics. Then we picked up Kendra, went home and ate, and then went to the PCA High School Musical. It was really good, but a lot like last year's. After that, Kendra spent the night and Adam made us Milk Shakes!! He makes the best ever, and they're huge! I was going to put up a picture, but it's not working right now. Maybe in my next post. Anyways, we stayed up until about 1:00 and got up at 8:00 and went to the Congregate Living to clean. It started at 8:00, but we didn't get there until about 9:30. But, when we did get there, they were about done! So we wiped off some doors, and then went to Ricketts new house. We cleaned there, just wiping off walls basically. KaraLea treated me like a slave! ;) Anyways, we went back to Congregate Living for lunch and then went back to Ricketts. After lunch, Elise, Kendra and I cleaned 4 bathrooms. Which meant 5 showers. Poor Elise!! She cleaned 4 of them and Kendra cleaned one. I didn't clean any! :D Elise kept on making fun of me because I didn't want to clean the toilets and I don't know why else. Elise, would you like to tell me? Anyways... On the master bathroom, we spent 2 hours cleaning it. But, that's enough about the cleaning stuff. So afterward I sat down at the piano and played my new piano books to my hearts content.
Sunday, we went out to eat with all the Pfaffmann's to Kenyon's. It's my Grandma's favorite place because of there great corn fritters. So we went there and then went to Uncle Ken and Aunt Sandy's for desert. Oh yeah, on Sunday, Nate and Lynette announced that they are expecting! Isn't that exciting? Since I'm a baby freak, I get very excited when my cousins announce that they're expecting.
Well, that's all for now!